THE NEW YORKER roses. The Parks and Gardens De- partment of the Ville de ParIs, which subsidized the Floralies as publicity for the opening tourIst season, has a measly contribution of a bit of lawn and two clumps of azaleas; no one knows why it could not have made a brilliant con- versation piece of stunning clematis vines of flower} lavender and whIte stars, such as it stages each spring in its garden at Bagatelle. Of all the regional French exhibits, that from Brittany is the most touchIng. It consists of a rocky hillock on which are gorse flowers, a tumulus, and a calvary, reminiscent of its harsh heaths, its druidic gods, and its Christian saints. The father of all the individual Floralies exhibitions is that of Ghent, in Belgium, which was first held In the early part of the last centurJ and has been repeated every four years since, when not put off schedule by a war. Every twenty-five years, a French Floralies is given, as one was four or five years ago at Valenciennes, near the Belgian border. It is not likely-or, at any rate, it is not now planned-that Paris will ever hold another interna- tional Floralies. At least a million spec- tators must pay their way into the pres- ent one to meet its costs-though this does not seem too extravagant an ex- pectatIon over a ten-day period in sprIng. I T is becoming increasingly clear that France's Fifth Republic is like no other she has ever had-in many ways a blessing-and that In one respect, de- spite the now unquestioned integrity of General de Gaulle's republican senti- ments, it strangely resembles a mon- archy. Among the French, at least, when a man, whether as PresIdent of the Fifth Republic or as a sovereign, holds power of a certain exceptional surt, from which nothing except death or revolution can remove him within a given period of time, his national popu- laritJ (or the contrary) becomes the .:. pulse of his governIng. About de Gaulle's :i: popularity there is constant public and :1: . political curiosity (Is it going up again? :i: Has It g one down? Feverish? Cool? ) , .:. ... as though it were a kind of emotional.!. temperature registered on some mostly :i: invisible thermometer of public opinion :i: that the public itself and the newspaper :i: editors are constantly trying to calcu- : : late. ThIs was not true , of course , of .!. .) France's normal political leaders of the ... . . Third Republic-the historically nota- * ble Premiers like Clemenceau, for ex- . . ample, or Briand or Blum, or even i Daladier-for whom the important f thing was their popularity with the oth- .- 151 Now 76 of America s famous Pecan & Candy Shoppes! On mam highways 'most everywhere 1 8 sJ ; (cc ",.. . .1'0 · ) J3 f\" . -.. 00 Lt " n. Any trip's a pleasure trip when you stop at Stuckey ..\> " i. . . .. h J' ': -...; '*"'-> "i '<;;. ,, -Øi'Ii< .': &. . f , / "<;0.. %.1 h .. < f.1 , . '. .' :,.... "" .'1-,.: '.", . *t , .:. -i,' . "'M qJ . , ì ' :81'4.:" 'f Y? ..1 -/ .f , . ,:./ r .'. . . W' -- , .p. , oj< 'I -*.. '.:. ."'- '%v.;.. -ò>. .' 1 . ; .. '" ../t þ '., . ) w Stuckey's Pecan Log Roll-voted best n U S PERK UP FAST with a quick snack, tingling beverages Enjoy Stuckey's famous pecan candies. . . find clever gifts for friends. Freshen in clean rest rooms. Write for free Courtesy Card; gives you 2(þ gallon off on gas at Shoppes. Stuckey's, Inc., Eastman, Ga. Relax, refresh, refuel at 8 meÆ s < ' /' <. / fo( , . . :r17ì n...!.:::e. "i r:rï ,.a,,::::');1' .'::":. ::.. . : :;.... .' a r 0:' ti.:.. S.:::: ::'(f;: tl. sf,.. '1i vt:.:.f 4tlt rw,ajght ::'.i , . . .'. . ... . -- H{1YÇl r;. ' é ?' ", g!i.t J qié sþtt. wa.l !:ng::itq fe.Pþ .;ik 2in1,.::fn. ttii.. ite liAðd. .:} :bùc .::,çjt ' cômÞiri tipn.::.:.réd , .., .:1 .,... '" ,,- THE WARMEST WATER .:. .:. ... NORTH OF FLORIDA .!. .:. .:. ... .. . ..=. ..=. . .:. .:. .:. .:. ... .t. . .:. .:. .) :t i. ... .:. ... (. .t .:. ... .:. only $1,987 Wonderful surf bathing where the sea temperature averages 70 0 and the miles of soft sandy beaches have good com- pany but never a crowd. . Only $47.50 per month . Cabin sleeps two comfortabiy. Overall 17' 8" · Trailer ta es it anywhere · Available with inboard motor Prince Edward Island welcomes you with every vacation joy, fishing, danc- ing, tennis, riding, racing... golf over the finest courses for $1.50 a day. Here are excellent accommodations and fine foods at moderate cost and a country- side you never dreamed existed! HOUETTE M R n British..built cruising sloop ----------------...- Enclose 25 (no stamps) for 24 p )ge Illustrated booklet, "Silhouette Sailing" . SilHOUETTE MARINE LTD. 150 Spring St., N.Y. 12, N.Y. Dept. N I'm interested: 25st enclosed Name........................ .......................... Address... ...... ...... ......... ......... ............ City............... Zone..... State.............. For coloured brochure, write. A. A. Nicholson. Director, Travel Bureau Charlottetown. P.E.I.. Canada NY-2.59